What the equivalent of Kundalini in terms of four Jhana?

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What the equivalent of Kundalini in terms of four Jhana?

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What the equivalent of Kundalini in terms of four Jhana?
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I don't think it fits in the jhana framework, I think it is sub-jhana, I have experienced it in a more access-concentration sort of state.
Born, become, arisen – made, prepared, short-lived
Bonded by decay and death – a nest for sickness, perishable
Produced by seeking nutriment – not fit to take delight in


Departure from this is peaceful – beyond reasoning and enduring
Unborn, unarisen – free from sorrow and stain
Ceasing of all factors of suffering – stilling of all preparations is bliss
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Interesting video.

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It appears Jim Carry touch that dimension.

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my sister teaches this and definitely does seem to attain Rupa Jhana hard to say if and which because she talks a bit like the guy in video, we dont talk much but it all sounds like rainbow and unicorns to me. I do not think she has attained immaterial Jhana because they do not train dispassion, do not see how it could be possible.
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The way I understand dispassion is not a pre-requisite for Jhana.
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SarathW wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:10 am
The way I understand dispassion is not a pre-requisite for Jhana.
The way i understand it dispassion with material form is pre-requisite for Immaterial Jhana.
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The way i understand it dispassion with material form is pre-requisite for Immaterial Jhana.
Agree.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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